1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to lobbying; prohibiting legislators from lobbying for two years after
1.3 leaving office; authorizing a civil penalty; proposing coding for new law in
1.4 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [10A.035] LOBBYING RESTRICTION.
1.7 A member of the legislature must not act as a lobbyist or register as a lobbyist for a
1.8period of two years following the end of the member's legislative service. The board may
1.9impose a civil penalty of the lesser of $25,000 or an amount equal to the amount the member
1.10earned as a lobbyist in violation of this section.
1.11 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and
1.12applies to legislators who leave legislative service on or after that date.
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REVISOR JFK/CH 25-0125812/09/24
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 1145
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION